intolerably
adverb
intolerably is spelled I-N-T-O-L-E-R-A-B-L-Y: 11 letters and 5 syllables. It appears about once in every 12 million words in written English, the 103,949th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, intolerably means “In an intolerable manner; beyond endurance” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in intolerably?
| Letters | 11: I-N-T-O-L-E-R-A-B-L-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 12 million words; the 103,949th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is intolerably?
Intolerably appears about once in every 12 million words in written English, the 103,949th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce intolerably?
Intolerably has 5 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of intolerably
- more intolerably comparative
- most intolerably superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does intolerably mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
In an intolerable manner; beyond endurance.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Intolerably in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense in an intolerable manner:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | intolérablement |
| Portuguese | intoleravelmente |
| Spanish | intolerablemente |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does intolerably come from?
From intolerable + -ly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).